Minya Governor Qassim Hussein said that the Antiquities of Tel Amarna was visited today by a tourist delegation from New Zealand, coming to learn about the history of ancient Pharaonic civilization. The governor affirmed that all state institutions are working hard for the success of the tourism system in the governorate and to return Minya to the world tourism map.

A parliamentary delegation from the Tourism Committee visited the Church of Our Lady in Mostorod, which is part of the Holy Family path in Egypt. The delegation was accompanied by Dr. Alaa Halim, governor of Cairo, and Father Abdul Massieh Bassiet, priest of the church. The Holy Family reached Mostorod and lived in a small cave for two months and drink form the well next to it. This cave and well are now part of the church blessed by the holy family.

Coptic church will start the Nativity Fast on November 26 for 43 days. The Nativity Fast is a period of abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches, in preparation for the Nativity of Jesus.

Bani Mazar Archbishopric issued a statement to assure that recent sectarian incident is an exception to the reality in the diocese. A thug attacked a Coptic family at the village of Nasiriyah in Beni Mazar, Northern of Minya diocese, after dispute. The mother and her children were attacked by white weapon and one of the children is in serious condition.

Coptic church announced that the Nativity Fast will start on November 26 and lasts for 43 days. Father Rouis Morcos, priest of the Church of the Virgin and St. George, in Alexandria, said that all Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt and the world hold daily masses during the days of the fasting. He explained that the duration of fasting are taken after the forty days, which Moses the Prophet fasted to receive the law, while the other three days were added to the duration of fasting during the reign of Pope Abram, Pope No. 62 of the Coptic Church, to commemorate the three days that the Copts fasted to move Mount Mokattam.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, delivered his weekly sermon on Wednesday from the papal headquarters of the Logos Center in St. Bishoy Monastery. Many members of the Holy Synod have attended the sermon as they were attending the Seminar of teh Holy Synod entailed Bishop and Priest: Fatherhood and childhood.

The Egyptian Orthodox Church announced that Abba Antonius, Archbishop of the Egyptian Orthodox Church in the Holy Land and the Near East, will preside next Friday morning the prayers of the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the League of Jerusalem during his visit to Cairo to attend meeting of the Holy Synod. The holy mass will be attended by priests, deacons and ministers of the League of Jerusalem in Cairo.

The Franciscan monastery of the Virgin Mary in Mokattam will conclude its spiritual conference entitled ‘humnitarian’. The conference was attended by Father Elias Jesuit, and a group of Franciscan monks.

HH Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, inaugurated the Pontifical Library at the Logos Center in the monastery of St. Bishoy. Pepe described the opening of the library as a great honor for the Coptic Orthodox Church and for millions of Copts all over the world. This came during the activities of the seminar of the Holy Synod, which began yesterday in the monastery of St. Bishoy in Wadil Natroun.

Qasim Hussein, Governor of Minya, inspected the archaeological church in Jabal al-Tair, which was included on the path of the Holy Family in Egypt. The maintenance and restoration work is being carried out in the Church of Our Lady in Jabal al-Tair under the supervision of the Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities.

Beni Mazar prosecutor ordered the detention of the man accused of assaulting a Coptic family in Minya for 4 days pending investigation. 3 people of one family were seriously injured by the man who is known to be extremist after being involved in an argument.

Family of Liza Romani, the Coptic minor girl who disappeared days ago, announced she returned home safe in Ezbet al-Nakhl, without giving details of her disappearance. They thanked officers of Al-Marj Police station and priest and ministers of the church for their support and efforts.

A thug attacked a Coptic family at the village of Nasiriyah in Beni Mazar, Northern of Minya diocese, after dispute. The mother and her children were attacked by white weapon and one of the children is in serious condition.

In conjunction with the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrating the 48th Anniversary of the late Pope Shenouda II, the street of St. Mark s Church in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, was named after Pope Shenouda III, following the approval of the competent authorities. The celebration was attended by the mayor and a number of officials and doctors of Cleveland hospital and the congregation and clergy of the church. For his part, Father Michael Edward said that Pope Shenouda founded the church of St. Mark in Cleveland, and visited this state for the first time in 1977 and the last visit was in 2012. He visited the city 32 times, and we made this request for the mayor and city council to name the church street as Pope Shenouda III, and we made the request and the mayor and city council unanimously approved. Pope Tawadros had haven a number of belongings of the late Pope Shenouda to the church to make a museum of these items and his beloved exiles could visit the museum.

The archaeological areas in the province of Minya received tourist delegations from Mexico and Switzerland coming to learn about the history of the ancient Pharaonic civilization and the path of the holy family to Egypt. The governor of Minya met with the delegation and wished them a happy visit in such wonderful tourist attractions from various eras.

Streets of Minya villages witnessed the celebration of St. George by street procession conducted by the Copts. The village of Bayadiya was among the villages that celebrated the feast by street procession, where the congregation held crosses and pictures of St. George.

HG Bishop Bfnotius of Samalout inaugurated today the Cathedral of St. George in Samalout after its renovation. The new cathedral was built on an area of 1700 meters and included a services building and 2 churches.

A Coptic minor girl from a village in the center of Ben Mazar, Minya Governorate, has disappeared. Her family gathered in front of the church of the village demanding the return of their daughter and accusing a Muslim man of kidnapping her.

Awad Shafiq, a professor of international law in Geneva and a Coptic researcher, commented on the crisis of the CTV channel after changing its logo and presenter saying that Elia Basiley assured that the channel is owned and managed by his family and thus they can make the changes they want. He added that Mr. Basiley can t trade on the Coptic identity and the Coptic cause, presence and faith.

Thousands of Copts began celebrating on Monday the first day of St. George feast in Rizeigat in Luxor governorate. Bishop Marcos, supervisor of the monastery inspected the preparations and declared that a number of Bishops will sermonize in the celebration that is attended by millions of Copts and Muslims each year.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today Sister Katrina and Sister Elizabeth from the monastery of St. Demiana in Belqas before they travel to Australia to work on reviving the monastery of the Virgin and St. Verena in Australia. They discussed the challenges before them and their role in reviving the monastic life at the monastery.